“To everyone really upset about us asking people to dress up at our shows… please relax,” the band writes. “It’s super not mandatory. It just makes for a more fun carnival when we are all in it together. So far these have been the best shows we have ever played.”

It’s a message reminiscent of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, although the new-pop provocateurs’ 1983 hit “Relax” had a very different context in mind.

So there you have it: Dress up when you see Arcade Fire, don’t dress up, don’t see Arcade Fire, but whatever you do, don’t waste precious moments of your finite and rapidly passing life getting upset about something that’s totally voluntary and not even a big deal.